Genetically engineered bacteria: An emerging tool for environmental remediation and future research perspectives

Gene

Volumn 480, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Singh, Jay Shankar ^a   Abhilash, P C ^b   Singh, H B ^c   Singh, Rana P ^a   Singh, D P ^a  

^a BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Ecoogical risk; Engineered bacteria; Environmental pollution

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COBALT; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL;

ACHROMOBACTER; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSAFETY; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; ECOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS DESSICABILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TECHNOLOGY;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; METALS, HEAVY; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 79955894117     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.03.001     Document Type: Review

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